Overview
- Investigators with Rio’s organized crime unit searched Bia Miranda’s home Friday and seized about $40,000 in counterfeit dollars along with jewelry and a car.
- Police say the raid was the second phase of Operação Desfortuna led by the DCOC-LD, launched after Brazil’s betting regulator reported that she kept promoting unlicensed sites.
- Officers also collected phones and other devices for forensic review as they look into possible money laundering and crimes against public faith.
- After the search, authorities asked a court to freeze her bank accounts to cut off suspected funding for illegal gambling platforms.
- Miranda told police the bills were props and later said she bought them online for staged photos, while her lawyers argue the items are common in ad shoots and do not prove a crime.